Who are the Pharisees, what did they do, and why to they have a special seat? Did Jesus really tell his disciples to listen to them? Tune in to find out the answers to these questions and more. I get pretty sidetracked, too, but hey – that’s ADHD for you…

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Jesus tells us a parable about workers in a vineyard. Simple enough. But it turns out that we find almost the exact same parable told by a Rabbi…with the exact opposite meaning. What is Jesus doing here?

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We occasionally talk about the “Mark of the Beast” as some kind of impending destruction for Christians today. The reality is that the mark meant some of the earliest Christians had some impossibly tough choices to make about who they were and how they were going to interact in a hostile environment. With that in mind, it is important to ask: Where do we fit into this complicated issue?

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Legion, Part 1 – On the surface, this story seems to follow the typical “Jesus beats Satan” plot. But Mark gives us a very important detail which tells us that the story isn’t entirely about the story. Listen in to find out what that detail is, and what it meant for the early Christians.

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The people from Jesus’ home town miss out on so much because they couldn’t see past the ordinary. What do we miss for the same reason?

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Jesus going into the city: it involves donkeys, cloaks, and a whole lot of history.

This time, both the Old Testament and Roman propaganda collide, and we get to see Jesus as King and as one whose heart is broken…

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Jesus, women, Samaritans, and water. What starts out as a chance for Jesus to break down cultural barriers ends up with transformed lives and tract-less evangelism. How does that all work? Listen in to find out…

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Lepers and Samaritans – When Jesus encounters these types of people, the stories explode with meaning. Listen in to see how Luke weaves these together…

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A disciple wants to follow Jesus, so he comes up to him and says, “First, let me go bury my father.”

Jesus’ response has always bugged me: “Follow me, and leave the dead to bury their own dead.” Frankly, it sounds like Jesus is being rude. What could that possibly mean?

As it turns out, Jesus could be making a snarky remark about burial practices, and a whole lot more. Tune in to Relevant Jesus to find out how deep this rabbit hole goes…

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The temptations of Jesus takes us back through the history of the God’s people, where Jesus demonstrates his deep, intimate connection with the narrative of the Old Testament.

When Jesus and Satan quote the Torah against each other, they are doing more than quoting rules – there are stories behind these rules that dramatically shape what Jesus is doing, leading up to the realization that he is, in fact, the Messiah.

That, and I tell a few bad jokes during the show. Really. They’re terrible.

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